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  Citroen Launches £2,000 Scrappage Scheme 1 Apr 2009 (News)
  Rather than wait for a possible Government Scrappage Incentive Scheme, Citroën is rolling out its own value-for-money deal. Citroens deal promotes the replacement of older cars with cleaner, safer and better equipped new ones. The Citroën Trade-In Incentive Scheme gives customers even more reason to throw out the old and save on the new. Under Citroën’s Trade-In Incentive Scheme, the Company will pay the following, in addition to any existing cashback offers : £2,000 - to customers with a vehicle registered before 2000 (vehicles will be scrapped via an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF).)
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  52 reg Moving Out of Warranty 5 Oct 2005 (News)
  Although some manufacturer’s like Hyundai offer extended five-year warranty protection, the majority will only provide cover for the first 36-months of a cars life. With recent research uncovering the cost of labour rising to an average of £65 - but as high as £150 - an hour, the typical repair bill for a 3-year old car now hits £308.25, escalating into the thousands for any major mechanical failures.
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  The MoT Files: MoT Test Results By Year of Registration 6 May 2014 (News)
  The year of registration and MoT pass rate data gives an indication of the point when cars turn from being 'old bangers' to classics. The pinch-point is 1999: cars registered in this year have the worst pass rate of any since 1980, which points to this being the year when owners either scrap their cars or invest in maintenance.
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  Preview: Bonhams classic car auction, Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium, 11 October 1 Oct 2013 (News)
  The inaugural Bonhams Zoute Sale will be held in conjunction with the Zoute Grand Prix Rally and Concours d’Elegance, which is held this weekend (10-13 October). The Rally, which begins and ends at Knokke-Le-Zoute, features 160 cars manufactured between 1920 and 1965, while the wider event will include exhibitions from car manufacturers and the Zoute GP Tour – a drive from St-Martens-Latem to Knokke-Le-Zoute reserved for GT cars that are less than 20 years old.
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  Classic cars to take over Chelsea 5 Jul 2011 (News)
  Held a stone’s throw from London’s King’s Road, many of the displays at the show will feature cars, events and fashions from the 1960s. There’ll be tributes to the Jaguar E-type, celebrating its 50th birthday this year, and to another 50-year-old, the Mini Cooper. “We have reserved some Showground places for unusual Minis and Jaguars.
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  A Grand Monday: Saab 900i 11 Apr 2016 (News)
  The tyres also look good, with a new set fitted to the rear recently. So it could justify its £1375 price tag, especially as demand is growing for these cars. While Saabs are pretty strong mechanically, they can rust just like any other old car if they're not looked after.
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  A Grand Monday: Yugo 311, £999 18 Jan 2016 (News)
  ‘Yugo – I’ll stay’, so went the joke when my old college mate Keith used to offer people a lift in his 1988 Yugo 45. Back in the Nineties, as an impressionable late teenager, anything bearing the badge of the former Yugoslavia’s national car brand was game for a laugh.
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  Only Fools and Horses E-type for sale 18 Aug 2016 (News)
  This was, of course, a staged accident with no damage caused to the car itself, which has been lovingly looked after by its owner for its whole life. This Jaguar has been known ever since as ‘Boycie’s E-type’. Finished in Old English White with a blue leather interior, it comes with its own die-cast model signed by both David Jason and John Challis, presented in a frame with mounted stills of the car's appearance in the episode.
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  Success for 'web only' car club 23 Sep 2014 (News)
  The basic aim is that the group is fun, friendly and free – with no marque bias or membership fees to worry about. “I suppose if we had a motto at all, it would be that if you like your car, then so will we,” Ian told us when we met at his most recent gathering. His regular venue is The Old Waggon and Horses, located on the A451 roughly midway between Stourbridge and Kidderminster.
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  Up to £5585 Off New Hondas and Renaults 24 Aug 2005 (News)
  Include road fund licence. RRP £20020. Online Cars Price £14535 Renault Scenic Dynamique 1.9dC1 130bhp save £4885 available in September 05 order now and secure your car. RRP £18020. Online Cars Price £13135 Renault Scenic Expression 1.6 save £4065 available in September 05 order now and secure your car.
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  Save £15,600 compared to new on a 57 reg from Motorpoint 7 Jul 2009 (News)
  www.motorpoint.co.uk offers massive savings on new prices on cars up to two years old, for the next 7 days, while stocks last. Steal of the Week Saab 9-3 2.0T Aero 4dr Auto. 57 Reg. Only 15,095 miles at £12,599 - a saving of £15,622 on list price when new*.
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 20-6-2015 20 Jun 2015 (News)
    Automatic fearbox I have a 7-year old automatic BMW 3 Series Touring. It’s a lovely car but has a slight problem with the gearbox. Worth repairing for £2,500 or get rid? MT, via email Who has quoted you £2,500?
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  Learners to get motorway lessons from 2018 14 Aug 2017 (News)
  The Government ruling lifts the ban that prevents provisional licence holders from driving on motorways, provided that they're accompanied by a qualified instructor and using a car with dual-controls. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), young drivers are up to seven times more likely to be killed or seriously injured on the road, compared to those aged 25 or over, with the majority of accidents taking place in rural areas.
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  A Grand Monday: Lada 1200 19 Jun 2017 (News)
  It was also arguably quite pretty, with simple three-box lines and thin chrome detailing stolen from the Fiat 124 saloon on which it was based. Today, the original Lada has become something of a cult car, with Eastern Bloc car enthusiasts clamouring to get their hands on the scant pickings that remain.

  World’s oldest rally navigator to tackle 6000-mile race across America 9 Jun 2015 (News)
  But she says she’ll only do the rallies if Alastair takes the Rolls. ‘It’s more comfortable than his sports cars, and it has air conditioning! ‘I’m the last in my generation now; I’m starting to find it harder. I’m beginning to need glasses for distance, and as I’m in the middle of moving house I think it might be time to ease back a little.
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  Jaguar announces XF Sportbrake pricing 29 Jun 2012 (News)
  Regardless of power output, emissions are the same at 163g/km, with fuel economy of 46mpg. Finally, a 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine will be offered in place of the old V8. This produces 340PS, with emissions of 224g/km and fuel economt of 30mpg. The finer details of trim levels and standard equipment will be announced nearer the cars introduction to showrooms – however you can expect the standard equipment list to be similar to the saloon model .
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  Suzuki Takes 4,900 Scrappage Orders 28 Jul 2009 (News)
    The Alto is Suzuki’s most cost effective model and benefits from £35 Annual road tax with a combined fuel consumption of 64.2mpg, and an insurance grouping of just 1E (2E for the top specification SZ4 with manual or optional automatic transmission). The Alto is the cleanest five-door City car on sale with emissions of just 103g/km. The majority of the scrap eligible cars brought in to the Suzuki dealerships are conquest sales, with only 294 scrappages to date being 10 year-old Suzuki’s.
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  106s from £5,995, Including Insurance 9 Apr 2003 (News)
  Customers purchasing a 206 over a two or three year period on Peugeot's Passport finance plan qualify for two years free insurance on all hatchback and 206 SW models (excluding GTi 180 and 206 CC) for 21-80 year olds (excluding Roland Garros, XSi, D Turbo, SW XSi, SW D Turbo, GTi 138 and SW 2.0 Si, where age eligibility is 25-80 years). Exceptional finance offers Customers can also benefit from either low rate finance or 0% on many models. 0% finance is applicable across all 406 and 607 and models, with just 35% deposit giving customers more car for their money and making it easier to afford the family car of their choice.
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  Amazing Astra Clocks Up Half a Million Miles 23 Jan 2002 (News)
  The Astra Estate, which is still on its the original diesel engine, has been hailed as one of the most reliable on the Mead's Speed five-car fleet. Barry Mead, owner of the Newport Pagnall based family business, is delighted with his Astra which he describes as a "workhorse" and an "ideal tool for the job". Even with nearly half a million miles on the clock, the Astra has needed no major work.
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  Rovers Behind Book at Blackbushe 23 May 2001 (News)
  Rover auctions at Colchester and Blackbushe this week gave a good indication of where Rover's current range of 25s, 45s and 75s sit in the marketplace. All the models on offer were 14 to 17 month old 2000W registered with mileages from 10,000 to 25,000. The Rover 25 1.6L 5 door cars with metallic paint and sunroofs sold for £6,400 to £7,100; Rover 45 1.8 Classics sold for £7,800 to £8,250; Rover 45 2.0 TD IEs sold for £7,800 to £8,150; and Rover 75 2.5 KV6 Club automatics from £12,600 to £12,900.